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Ella Shields
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Ella Shields (born Ella Catherine Buscher; 27 September 1879 – 5 August 1952)[1] was a music hall singer and male-impersonator. Her famous signature song, "Burlington Bertie from Bow", a parody of Vesta Tilley's "Burlington Bertie", written by her third husband, William Hargreaves, was an immediate hit.[2] Though American-born, Shields achieved her greatest success in England.
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Ella Shields | |
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![]() Ella Shields, in top hat and tails, Sydney, 1930 - 1933 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Ella Catherine Buscher |
Also known as | Burlington Bertie |
Born | (1879-09-27)September 27, 1879 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Died | August 5, 1952(1952-08-05) (aged 72) Lancaster, Lancashire, England |
Genres | Music hall |
Years active | 1898–1952 |
Spouse(s) |
John Thomas Keaveney
(m. 1895, divorced)Theodore Darwin Middaugh
(m. 1900; div. 1904)Frederick S. Buck (m. 1924) |
Children | 1; Susan Catherine Middaugh |
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